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NCICU McCabe, L Causes Of Congenital Heart Disease (McCabe, Lisa) Podcast 032015 by OPENPediatrics

NCICU McLellan, M Children's Hospital Early Warning Score (CHEWS) Podcast 031315 by OPENPediatrics

NCICU - N Manning, M Accessing A Central Venous Catheter Podcast 082813 by OPENPediatrics

Learn about strategies to prevent surgical site infections, and risk factors for surgical site infections in pediatric cardiac patients.

Initial publication: August 26, 2013

Last reviewed date: February 20, 2019.

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OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children's Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open access-and thus at no expense to the user.

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NCICU - N-SPA Manning, M Accessing A Central Venous Catheter (Spanish) Podcast 091716 by OPENPediatrics

Supraventricular Arrhythmias by C. LaGrasta | OPENPediatrics by OPENPediatrics

"Ventricular Arrhythmias" by Christine LaGrasta, MS, RN, CPNP PC/AC, for OPENPediatrics by OPENPediatrics

AV Nodal Arrhythmias by C. LaGrasta, A. Olszewski | OPENPediatrics by OPENPediatrics

Learn about the background, management, prevention, and outcome of periventricular leukomalacia in the neonate.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Upon viewing this video, learners will be able to:

• Define PVL and recognize it as a common neurologic complication in preterm infants

• Identify risk factors for PVL, including prematurity, in-utero, perinatal, and postnatal exposures

• Differentiate between diagnostic modalities for PVL, such as head ultrasound and MRI

• Understand the preventive measures, including maintaining stable cerebral perfusion, intravascular volume, oxygenation, and ventilation

AUTHORS

Anne Hansen, MD, MPH

Attending Physician, Cardiology

Medical Director, NICU

Associate Chief, Newborn Medicine

Barry Family Research Chair in Newborn Medicine

Boston Children's Hospital

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Harvard Medical School

DATES

Initial publication: October 29, 2014

Last reviewed: October 18, 2023

CITATION

Hansen A, Olszewski AE, Wolbrink TA. Periventricular Leukomalacia. 10/2014. OPENPediatrics. Online Course: https://learn.openpediatrics.org/learn/course/internal/view/elearning/2670/periventricular-leukomalacia. Video: https://youtu.be/9l_ZLdbzGPk. Podcast: https://on.soundcloud.com/VB8uu.

Please visit: www.openpediatrics.org

OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children's Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open access-and thus at no expense to the user.

For further information on how to enroll, please email: [email protected]

This lecture describes the causes and risk factors of congenital heart disease.